Pearls from Medical Genetics Clinic

A medical genetics clinic is a unique and complex environment in which care requires a combination of medical knowledge, social intelligence, and emotional sensitivity. We offer a few pearls from our medical genetics clinic that we hope will help the pediatric or general dermatologist when caring fo...

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Published in:	Current dermatology reports Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 195 - 202
Main Authors:	Swanson, Laura C., Sybert, Virginia P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston Springer US 01-12-2013
Subjects:	Dermatology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pediatrics (R Sidbury Section Editor Genodermatosis Mosaicism Atopic dermatitis Blistering newborn
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Summary:	A medical genetics clinic is a unique and complex environment in which care requires a combination of medical knowledge, social intelligence, and emotional sensitivity. We offer a few pearls from our medical genetics clinic that we hope will help the pediatric or general dermatologist when caring for patients with known or suspected genetic disorders. This paper addresses five main topics: When is it more than just atopic dermatitis? How should the clinician approach blistering in the newborn period? What is mosaicism? When is genetic testing useful? Where can clinician, patients, and families turn for available resources?
ISSN:	2162-4933 2162-4933
DOI:	10.1007/s13671-013-0056-8